An estimated **** metric tons of plastic waste was mismanaged and littered worldwide in 2019. While a small amount of litter was cleaned up, the majority of this plastic waste ended up in the environment. An estimated ** million metric tons of plastic waste were disposed of at dumpsites or burned at open-pits. Roughly percent of mismanaged plastic waste leaked into waterways such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
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